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How to find if you qualify for a free foreclosure review

By Pete Carey pcarey@mercurynews.com

Posted:
10/11/2012 02:58:24 PM PDT

Updated:
10/12/2012 03:21:21 PM PDT

If your home was foreclosed on between Jan. 1, 2009, and Dec. 31, 2010, you may qualify for a free Independent Foreclosure Review to determine whether you should receive financial or other compensation for errors and other problems during the foreclosure process. You have until the end of the year to apply.

State members of the Settlement Monitoring Committee have selected an administrator to handle distribution of the cash payments to foreclosed homeowners. Claim forms will be mailed this fall. Checks are expected to go out early in 2013.

Homeowners can submit requests for help to the California Attorney General: